Trainee Train Driver

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY PROCEED WITH APPLICATIONS THAT STATE THEIR CLOSEST DEPOT IS EITHER GROVE PARK OR CHARING CROSS. Looking for a career that can take you places? Become a Southeastern Train Driver at Grove Park or Charing Cross depot ONLY. Imagine the pride you'll feel when your focus and problem-solving get hundreds of passengers safely to their destination. Our training will take you from trainee to Train Driver in 12-18 months and give you a nationally-recognised qualification. Enjoy a career that comes with great pay and benefits, a real sense of ownership, and where every shift is a chance to make a difference. Please note that we are only accepting applications from individuals residing within the Charing Cross and Grove Park catchment areas. Applications for other depot locations will not be considered and will be withdrawn. 2025 is the 200th anniversary of the first-ever passenger rail journey, so we're celebrating our proud history and our bright future. Can you move people? Apply now. What you'll do Get passengers to their destination, keeping them safe and informed about their journey. It takes concentration and good decision-making, and means being at ease working on your own as you'll spend much of your time alone in the cabin of the train. Your training As a trainee Train Driver, you'll be enrolled into our Driver Apprenticeship Programme. You'll complete a mix of classroom days, modular assessments and practical training with a driving instructor. This will teach you everything from safety procedures to signalling regulations and braking techniques. It usually takes 12–18 months to become qualified. Your shifts Rosters vary but are based over a 35-hour week. You will normally work one week of early shifts followed by one week of late shifts. Our railway operates 24-hours, so shifts can start as early as 00:01 and end at almost any time of day or night. As a driver your maximum shift length will be 9 hours 15 minutes and the minimum shift length is 5 hours 30 minutes. The experience you'll need You don't need railway experience to do this role. We're looking for people from all backgrounds to join our team. All you need is: a passion for making every passenger journey the best it can beexcellent concentration and communication skillsthe ability to be proactive in solving problemsa desire to learn and a respect for rules and regulationsthe ability to apply your training and make good decisionsto be punctual and reliable. However, we can only consider you for the role if you: are 20 years or older, as train driving is a safety critical rolelive within a 40-minute drive of Grove Park depotOr 20-minutes by public transport (not car or motorbike) from our London Charing Cross depotWe do not accept applications from candidates for our Kent depot's who are north of the river at this time Please note that we are only accepting applications from individuals residing within the Charing Cross and Grove Park catchment areas. Applications for other depot locations will not be considered and will be withdrawn. As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here.

We're one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 400,000 passengers and serving 180 stations. However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It's about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey. It's also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we're fully committed to and we're proud to have been named a 'Great Place to Work' at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.